The Sky Dive Bali
Frequently Asked Questions
This is the most comprehensive FAQ for skydiving in Bali. If you have a question not covered here, message us directly via our reservation form +the Reserve My Spot form.
About Sky Dive Bali Operations
Sky Dive Bali is coming soon: the tandem service over North Bali (Buleleng) is not yet open for bookings and no opening date has been confirmed. Jumps will be performed by licensed operators and partners coordinated by the Juara Holding Group desk.
The honest answer most sites won't tell you: Bali airspace is genuinely complex. Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) handles 25M+ passengers annually with arrival and departure corridors that cross directly over much of southern Bali.The North Bali (Buleleng) drop zone was selected because it sits outside the high-density DPS approach corridors. The 2026 launch is the final phase of that coordination — not a safety question, but a regulatory choreography.
Two confirmed drop zones, both in lower-traffic airspace corridors well outside DPS approach paths: (1) the North Bali (Buleleng), West Bali — beach landing on black volcanic sand with rice terrace and ocean view from altitude; (2) Buleleng on Bali's north coast — dramatic volcanic landscape with views of Mount Batur and the Bali Sea. Both locations are 1.5–2 hours by car from Seminyak/Canggu/Kuta and have been chosen for view, airspace simplicity, and vertical separation from commercial flight routes.
Visit our homepage and complete the reservation form, or email our desk at bd@juaraholding.com. Waiting-list members are contacted first by email when dates open; the published listing is USD 1,200 per tandem jump, with final pricing confirmed at launch.
Pricing & Booking
A complete tandem skydive at Sky Dive Bali costs USD 1,200 (approximately Rp 19.5 juta at current exchange rates), all-inclusive. The price covers your USPA-certified tandem instructor, full equipment (main parachute, reserve parachute, AAD, harness, jumpsuit, helmet), pre-jump safety briefing and body-position training, professional helmet-camera footage and outside-camera footage, an edited 2–3 minute highlight video, 20+ high-resolution still photos, and digital delivery within 24–48 hours with no watermarks. There are no hidden fees, no fuel surcharge, and no separate camera charge. Compare to Skydive Dubai, Skydive New Zealand, or Skydive Interlaken, where pricing varies by season and operator — Bali's premium reflects scarcity, scenery, and the fully bundled deliverables.
Your USD 1,200 covers everything from arrival to footage delivery: USPA tandem instructor, helmet camera footage (handcam), separate outside-camera operator, 2–3 minute edited highlight video, 20+ high-resolution photos, FAR-maintained equipment (main + reserve + Cypres-2 AAD), pre-jump training, light snacks and drinks at the drop zone, and a Sky Dive Bali certificate of completion. Not included: hotel transfer (book luxury Alphard transfer via Bali Premium Trip, price quoted per case on request), travel insurance covering skydiving (most standard policies exclude it — buy adventure-sport rider), and accommodation (book a villa via Bali Premium Villa for sunrise jumps).
Yes. Our Sky-to-Sea bundle pairs a tandem skydive with a 3-day Komodo private yacht charter through our sister brand Komodo Luxury at a 10% combined discount. Other curated combinations: skydive + Sumba expedition, skydive + Raja Ampat liveaboard, skydive + luxury villa stay. Combined itineraries are quoted case by case by the desk when you mention them in your reservation note.com.
We don't run flash discounts — tandem skydiving has fixed instructor and aircraft costs. The published listing is USD 1,200 all-inclusive. Combined itineraries with Komodo Luxury, Bali Premium Trip, Bali Premium Villa or Indonesia Juara Trip are quoted case by case by the desk, and final pricing is confirmed at launch.
30 days minimum for any specific date. Tandem slots are weather-locked, so we cap daily capacity at 8–12 jumps to protect against weather-cancellation overflow. For peak season (July–September), book 60–90 days ahead. Once operations begin, we expect July/August Saturday morning slots to fill 90 days in advance based on current VIP list demand.
We strongly recommend booking your jump for the first half of your Bali trip to give yourself buffer days for rescheduling. Cancellation and refund terms will be published when the service opens; joining the waiting list involves no payment.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, and American Express via Stripe; bank transfer to BCA, Mandiri, or BNI for Indonesian customers; and PayPal for international payments. A 30% deposit secures your slot; balance is due 7 days before your jump date. We do not accept cash on the day for booking — but tipping your instructor and camera operator in cash is welcomed.
Eligibility & Requirements
Minimum age: 18 years (16+ accepted with parental consent and on-site signature). Maximum weight: 100 kg / 220 lbs — this is firm because our tandem harness systems are rated for combined instructor-plus-passenger loads. Minimum height: 140 cm. Pregnancy: not permitted under any circumstance. There is no upper age limit, but jumpers over 65 should provide doctor's clearance.
Hard disqualifiers (no exceptions): pregnancy, recent major surgery within 6 months, uncontrolled epilepsy or seizure disorder, severe heart conditions on blood thinners. Conditions requiring written doctor's clearance: controlled diabetes, controlled epilepsy with 2+ year seizure-free record, hypertension, asthma (bring inhaler), recent shoulder/neck/back injury, recent eye surgery within 3 months. Diabetes is generally acceptable with stable A1C — diabetics jump tandem skydives globally without issue.
No, under no circumstance. The opening shock of the parachute deployment generates 3–4 G of force, and the harness configuration places significant load on the abdomen. There is also a non-trivial impact load at landing. Skydiving operators globally — including USPA-certified, FASI-certified, and BPA-certified — do not jump pregnant passengers. Wait until 6 months postpartum minimum for tandem skydiving.
Generally yes, with conditions. Type 2 diabetes that's diet- or medication-controlled with stable A1C typically poses no problem — bring your medication and a snack for after the jump. Type 1 diabetes is also acceptable with a recent (within 6 months) doctor's letter confirming you're stable for high-altitude activity. Critical rule: do not jump fasting if you're insulin-dependent — eat a balanced meal 2 hours before. Bring fast-acting glucose to the drop zone.
Only with a recent doctor's letter confirming 2+ years seizure-free and your neurologist's written clearance for high-altitude activity. The risk is not the jump itself but the consequences of a seizure during freefall or canopy descent. Active or recent epilepsy is a hard disqualifier.
No. Tandem is specifically designed for first-time jumpers. The instructor handles 100% of the technical operation — exit, body position, parachute deployment, canopy steering, landing. Your only job is to keep your legs up at landing. You do not need any prior aviation, parachuting, or athletic experience. Ages 18–80 successfully tandem skydive worldwide.
Safety & Equipment
Tandem skydiving has a fatality rate of approximately 0.003 per 1,000 jumps according to United States Parachute Association (USPA) data — statistically safer than driving the equivalent road distance to the drop zone. Sky Dive Bali operates to USPA and FASI standards with redundant safety systems on every jump: (1) main parachute, (2) reserve parachute, (3) Cypres-2 Automatic Activation Device (AAD) that deploys the reserve at a preset altitude if the main fails or you're incapacitated, (4) RSL (Reserve Static Line) for instant reserve activation if main is cut away. Equipment is repacked every 180 days minimum and inspected before every jump.
Jumps only go when the cloud base, visibility and surface wind are inside the operator's limits for tandem skydiving. If conditions are outside those limits, the jump moves to the next safe window — usually the following morning — and the desk keeps you informed by email.
Three you should verify before booking any Indonesian operator: (1) FASI certification — Federasi Aero Sport Indonesia is the national body governing sport aviation; legitimate operators are listed on fasi.or.id; (2) USPA tandem instructor ratings — USPA is the global gold standard, and individual instructors should have a rating number you can verify on uspa.Sky Dive Bali holds all three.
Closed-toe athletic shoes (running shoes or sneakers — no sandals, flip-flops, or boots), fitted athletic clothing (leggings or shorts and a fitted t-shirt — we provide a jumpsuit on top), hair tied back tightly (long hair must be in a tight braid or bun), empty pockets (phones, keys, jewelry go in our locker — loose objects in 200 km/h slipstream become projectiles), and glasses or contacts are both fine (we provide goggles that fit over prescription frames). Eat a light breakfast 1–2 hours before — neither empty stomach (lightheadedness) nor heavy meal (motion sickness).
No. Per FASI and USPA rules, tandem students may not carry handheld cameras — the strap or stick can interfere with parachute deployment, and a dropped camera at 14,000 ft is a projectile risk for everyone below. Our instructors carry helmet-mounted handcams and there's typically a separate outside camera operator on every jump. You receive professional dual-angle footage in your USD 1,200 package — no upcharge, no watermark, delivered in 24–48 hours.
30–45 minutes of structured pre-jump training: (1) safety briefing and equipment overview; (2) emergency procedures; (3) body position drill — arch, legs, chin up — practiced on a mock-up rig; (4) exit procedure on the aircraft mock-up; (5) landing posture (legs up, instructor lands you); (6) liability and waiver review. The training is sufficient for tandem; if you want deeper preparation, we strongly recommend a 5-minute session at iFly Bali (Trans Studio) or Fly Station Bali — both indoor wind tunnels — 1–3 days before your jump.
Logistics & The Day Of
One drop zone: Buleleng, North Bali — black-sand beaches, rice terraces and volcanic ridges with the Bali Sea below. Hotel pickup from South Bali and Denpasar airport is planned and road time is quoted by the desk. The service is coming soon and not yet open for bookings.
Three options ranked by reliability: (1) Luxury private transfer via Bali Premium Trip (recommended) — Alphard, MINI Cooper, or Porsche with English-speaking driver, knows every drop zone access route, pricing quoted per case on request; (2) Hotel-arranged car — most 4-star+ hotels can book a driver for a rate that varies, ask for one experienced with the North Bali coastal road; (3) Grab/Gojek — possible but unreliable for the return from rural Tabanan, not recommended for time-sensitive activity.
Our preferred operational partner is Bali Premium Trip, who runs the same fleet (Alphard, Innova, MINI Cooper, Porsche) we use for our team logistics. Direct DPS-to-Pantai-Buleleng transfer is quoted per case on request depending on vehicle. They also offer 'transfer-and-wait' service where the driver waits at the drop zone during your jump, then takes you on a North Bali tour after — useful for making a full day of it.
7:00 AM–9:00 AM is the operational sweet spot: (a) calmest surface winds before the 11 AM thermal pickup, (b) softest morning light for footage, (c) clearest visibility before the late-morning haze. Sunrise jumps are particularly cinematic but require a 5:00 AM hotel departure. Afternoon jumps are technically possible but cancellations spike from 3 PM onward in dry season due to thermal turbulence and convective cloud build-up.
April through October — Bali's dry season. Skies are clear, surface winds are moderate, and visibility extends to Java on clear days. Peak window is May, June, and September — high quality, lower crowd density than July/August. November through March is wet season; afternoon thunderstorms often ground jumps, while morning slots still fly on many days. Wet-season dates are quoted case by case by the desk once the service opens.
Plan for 2.5 to 3 hours total at the drop zone. Breakdown: 30 min check-in + waiver, 30–45 min training + briefing, 15 min gear-up, 15–20 min flight to altitude, 60 seconds freefall, 4–5 minutes canopy descent, 15–20 min debrief and footage download. Add transit each way from your hotel (1.5 hours each direction from Seminyak) — a North Bali skydive is a full-day outing from departure to return.
Jumps only go when the cloud base, visibility and surface wind are inside the operator's limits for tandem skydiving. If conditions are outside those limits, the jump moves to the next safe window — usually the following morning — and the desk keeps you informed by email.
Still Have a Question?
Our desk replies by email within one business day. Fill in the reservation form or write to bd@juaraholding.com.